" . . . an Islamic headscarf as she told Iranian television, 'Obviously we trespassed into their waters. They were very friendly people.'"

I can't get this out of my head. It must sound ridiculous no matter what language it is translated into. This is not a language issue. It makes the Iranians in charge seem cartoonishly stupid, or cleverly cruel as they enjoy something that can only be intended as humiliation.

Of course the Iranian people are not, as a whole, cartoonishly stupid.

Now might be a good time to rent some excellent Iranian DVD's, such as Children of Heaven